DISQUALIFIED DRIVERS ACCELERATE TO VEHICLE IMPOUNDMENT - LAWYER

The Qld Police Service recently celebrated the fourth year of vehilce impoundment for type 2 offences such as disqualfied driving.

"People are usually charged with disqualfied driving if they are driving in a period of disqualfication imposed by the courts after a drink driving offence." Lawyer Jamie Whitehead of Pine Rivers Traffic Lawyers stated recently.

"If a person drives in this period, they are automatically flagged as persons of interest for impoundment. The first offence is the zero offence. The third offence means that a person will most likely lose their car forever. Each time that they are detected for driving whilst disqualfied they are not only criminally charged but they increase the ultimate risk of vehilce forfeiture. This means that your car is forfetied to the Goverrnment." Mr Whitehead advised.

"Ultimately, the court makes the call, this is where having a lawyer with experience in this area counts." Mr Whitehead stated.